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Robert Zeglinski

NFL fans were shocked by the Lions’ sheer dominance of the Packers after just 1 half of play

Thursday night at Lambeau Field was supposed to be a battle of new NFC powers. A showcase of the two titans of the NFC North. Instead, somewhat surprisingly, it turned into a definitive statement for the Detroit Lions. And the Green Bay Packers probably never had a real chance.

After an early Jared Goff mishap, Detroit turned on the afterburners. It absolutely pummelled the Packers for the better part of 30 minutes en route to a rousing 27-3 halftime lead. It got so bad that Packers fans actually began booing the team at the break.

The disparity between the two teams couldn’t have been bigger on a statistical level, too:

Total yards: Lions (248) to Packers (20)

Third-down efficiency: Lions (5/9) to Packers (1/6)

Yards per play: Lions (7.1) to Packers (1.0)

The 27-3 deficit was also one of the biggest the Packers have faced at home in the last 50 years:

I think it was easy to see that the Lions were better beforehand. Perhaps we might have underestimated just how much better. Because this Detroit squad resembles an NFC juggernaut — provided they can hold on.

This is how Twitter reacted to the Lions' first-half dominance

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